Sentencing Delayed Indefinitely in Business Records Case, Way Cleared to Seek Dismissal – IOTW Report

Sentencing Delayed Indefinitely in Business Records Case, Way Cleared to Seek Dismissal

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President-elect Donald Trump’s November sentencing in his Manhattan criminal case has been indefinitely suspended, a New York judge ruled Friday.

In a one-page order, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan agreed to a joint request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to stay the proceedings so they can determine whether Trump, as the incoming president, can be sentenced at all.

“The November 26, 2024, date is adjourned,” Merchan wrote.

Trump claims that he is immune from facing criminal prosecution now that he is the president-elect. He’s pushing for the entire case to be dropped before he’s sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

“Immediate dismissal of this case is mandated by the federal Constitution, the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and the interests of justice, in order to facilitate the orderly transition of executive power following President Trump’s overwhelming victory in the 2024 presidential election,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in a court filing earlier this week. More

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